Nurmi Surname

44,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nurmi Surname User-submission:

Nurmi is a Finnish surname meaning 'grass'.

Nurmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8,9231:61653
Indonesia1,1361:116,41711,799
United States7871:460,55839,303
Sweden2711:36,3352,930
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Norway291:177,32021,035
England241:2,321,58686,519
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Nurmi (21,808) may also be a first name.

Nurmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nurmi is a Finnish surname meaning 'grass'.

- rocknroll

Nurmi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nurmi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nurmi (Arabic: نورمي, Hindi: नूरमी, Russian: Нурми) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurmi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,667th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 626,401 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Nurmi reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia. Nurmi is also the 35,444th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 21,808 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is borne by 8,923 people, or 1 in 616. In Finland Nurmi is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 31 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 26 percent live and Satakunta, where 12 percent live. Barring Finland it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Nurmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nurmi surname are 7.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nurmi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning 331,602 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourmi91386/
Nurmio91360/
Nurmai9198/
Nurmis9179/
Nurmiy911/
Nurmist8312/
Ngurmai835/
Nuermai834/
Nurma802,283/
Nurme80412/
Normi80231/
Nirmi80210/
Nourma73242/
Normai7358/
Nurmaa7338/
Nurmet7332/
Normie7330/
Nurmes7327/
Nurmay735/
Normei734/
Nirmih733/
Nirmai732/
Normiy731/
Nourmy731/
Noormi731/
Nurmuj731/
Nurmey730/
Nurmaya672,120/
Nurmaja6768/
Noormai6714/
Noermei6710/
Nurmays678/
Nurmysh677/
Noormei673/
Nurhmed671/
Nurmoha671/

Nurmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurmi in the Hindi language
नूरमीnurami83.33
नुरमीnurami16.67
Nurmi in the Russian language
Нурмиnurmi-
Nurmi in the Arabic language
نورميnwrmy-
نورمىnwrmy-

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